Splice-bar for rails.



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A sPLloE BAR FQRJRAILS. APPLICATION FILED APB.26, 1909.

1,009,020. PatenteqNbv. 14, 1911i W. P. 6L S. G. THOMSON.` SPLICB BAR FOR RAILS. APPLIGATIQFILBD APFJG, 190s.

1,009,026, Patented N0v.14,1911.

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,WILLIAM ,P..a1'Ho1vIsoN Ann SAMUEL G. THOMSON, 0F emnAnnIHIA, PENNSYLVANIA,

'i ASSIGNORS TO'THOMSONTHOMSON COMPANY, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA,

` A PARTNERSHIP.

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@inthe purity of Philadelphia and A liania, have invented a new and useful. Imp lement in Splice-Bars for v"'liails, of which the following is a full, clear, 'andexact description, reference being had to the 'facoiiipanying drawings, ffnniing partofthis sp oliication, in which ign s 1g,r;2f,' fa`nd i are. sectional views i tratingA different 'embodiments of our inventiongV Fig;1 oisa side view of one form of bai-.embodying our invention; Fio. 6 is iebar shown in Fig. 5; and ;Fvigss 8,v 4) nidsw are side views respectivelyoffthe splicebars shown in FigsA 1,2, -gand'fifffwwy y Qurinvention has relation to splice bars for rail joints,. thelpresent application being a; a ,diiisimnofx- Ougrlpending application, Se-

' .To.375;,339, tiled May 23, 190'?.

.Cesena ivention relates to the class ofzsplice'bars w ch have a portion extending below;` And, )eneath the rails, and is der.- signe/dato'pigonidela bar of this type having avdeepireinforcing section or portion of a novel andfeiiicieitt character.'

We are aware of the fact that.- heretofore A3() Ysplice'bars-yhai beien'proposed having deep yfl'tjreinforcingsections yof various characters, but-in none 1o-f1 the'm` has there been such a fdfeepest portion vof this reto cause it to extend rom a point adjacent to ie rail base to its point of ptli'f" ilih is the essential feature ti n, We have found from exiteiiiled physical tests, that "ortant reasons for vso locatliaiige ory gusset 'located fatabout- -th'a't angle will have its least tendency under loadlto move either toward the horizontal or toward the Vertical, and therefore, the maximum etw-een vthe ties. l

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specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nev@ 14,1911.

stiffness dneto its extreme de th will be secured in this location without t ie necessity of designing any other aortion of the bar to resist a. tendency of tie deep' section to move either inwardly or outwandlyi This deep section may be goined by gussets to the end portions of the splice bar,.bearing un-A derneath the rail base; and in suoli cases, 4the oblique form of the deep section may be made to a proach nearer the horizontal or nearer to t-e vertical thanwould be correct ifthe deep. section wereusevered entirely from the end'portions which seat the rail bases.- Itis essential, however, in any case, that theololiquely located' deep section shall jointhe upper portion of the bar at a point so close to the outer edge of the rail base that-the leverage between the top of the deep section below the rail base and, the bottom' of the footportion passing aroundthe outer edge of the rail base shall be very short, so that the strains in passing from the foot portion of the bar above the rail base to the deep sec tion'below the .rail base will have to travel a very short distance in a horizontal direc tion before being diverted naturally to .the deep section. Previous attempts at similar reinforcements beneath the rail base have involved the hse of such along horizont-alY portion to join the foot member of the bar above thl rail haseto thedeep. section below the rail ase, that the value of the deep section is destroyed to a large extent. This is because the ctiiciency of the \deep section merely acts in suoli instances *abend the horizontal bottom or rail base with such forceEas to push the foot portion above the railbase upward and outward. Te have foundfthat the only location a deep sectionwhich will eliiciently. resist .loadgfstresses .passing-J.

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' ecnrefd'e` witten al f: ininilnitm it (if 'ni Tav I'lliensecond essentialrleason orthisllo ationfibfxetke deefltr-sectionJs th'atit ihterferesf`to."trlr llleastpossible eittent withV vta'mpin'g beneath-'the rail` ties.

In the accompanying drawing, we have shown a number of diferent embodiments of our invention whichl will now be de section out of contact with theVA than those which are here shown and de' Fig. 2, the bar 5 tionmay be cut away these are illustrative only and that our invention is applicable to other forms of bars scribed.

In these drawings, the numeral ever seen designates a T`rail, and 3 per portion of a splice bar fitting the head and base flanges of the rails. The upper portions of these bars may be of various forms or sections, as shown in Figs. l, 2, 3 and 4, withl the `web port-ion either vertical or inclined.

In the form of our invention shown in Fig. 1, the bar has al portion 4, extending around the outer edge ofthe base of the rail and underneath such base to form a horizon, tal seat or support therefor. The inwardly 2 wherthe upbetween vextending horizontal portion of this bar has one or more downward displacements 5, which constitute the deep reinforcing sections of our invention. It will be noted that this displacement or downwardly extending deep sect-ion commences at the. point 6, as close as possible to the outer edge of the rail base, and that it extends obliquely inward and downward to the point 7 which is the deepest portion of the section. The inner edge 8 of the deep section is also shown as extending obliquely upward to the innerV edge of the base portion 4a of the bar.

In the form of the invention shown in has a dependingmember 9, which extends obliquely inward underneath the rail base with an upward displacement 10, which is brought into contact with the under side of the rail base to form a support therefor. There may be one or more of these displacements in the length of the bar, and the inwardly and downwardly e`x` tending flanges 9 constitute the deep reinforcing sections of our invention, which sections, as in Fig. 1, extend obliquely inward and downward from a point adjacent to the outer edge of the rail base to the deepest portion of the section, which is approximately underneath the center of the' rail.

Fig. 3 shows a bar having a base portion 11, extending' underneath land forming a seat for the base ofthe rail in the same manner as in Fig. 1, butin this form, the deep rein! forcing section is formed by cutting oif or slitting up a section or tongue 12, which is bent obliquely downward and inward. This deep reinforcing section 12 is separated entirely at its edges from the base 11, being united to such base at a point adjacent to the outer edge 'of the rail base.

In the form shown in Fig. 4,ithe bar is substantially the same as in F igi 3, but the deep reinforcing section 13 is forced up. displacinga portion. preferably the central portion of the base, downwardly `out of contact with the rail base. This displaced porfrom the portions section shown in Fig. 1.

Flgs. 5 and 6 show respectively in sideand end elevation another modification of the bar, in which the central portionf the bar is provided .with a member 14, depending below the rail base and having portions thereof displaced upwardly 'and inwardly, as, shown at' 1 5, to form seats for the bases of the rails, the remainingeportions 16, eX- tending obliquely downward and inward from a point 'adjacent to theouter .edge of the rail bas'e to their free inner edges to form deep reinforcing sections.

It will be obvious from the 'modifications shown and described,I that the invention can bercadily applied to. other forms of bars f than those shown, the essential feature in all cases, however, being the oblique disposition or location or the'deep reinforcing section. In other words, we believe that we are the first to so locate the deep section in relation to the rail-bearing end sections that the gussets joining them' to the rail-bearing deep section from l load. In fact, these l without-decreasing to any material extent the full efficiency of the deep sections. Thesel gussets in our structure are mainlv designed to make the vertical resistance of the-splice bar greater at the pointwhere the deep section or sections join the rail bearing sections l than would be thecase if the portions'be- I tween the deep section or sections and the rail-bearing sections were sheared away.

We claim:

1. A splice bar for rails, having portions to extend under and form seatsfor the rail bases and a central portion at the mid-sec tion of the bar` located at a distance from the rail bases for the entire central portion and forming a deep section extending downwardly and inwardlyl from the outer edges of the rail bases to the lowermost portion of the bar.

2. A splicebar for rails, lying entirely on one side of the rails and having a member below the rail bases, said member forming seats 'at the ends of the bar to contact with the bottom faces of the rail bases and also forming a deep section at its middle, said deep section slanting inwardly at an angle to the horizontal from a point adjacent to the outer edges of the rail basesand being joined by gussets to the end portions.

3. A 'rail joint, having similar' splice bars on each side of the rails, cachot said bars having a member to extend under and form the deepest portion of the width of said seats for the rail bases, the central portion of each of said members forming a deep Section slanting inwardly at an angle to the horizontal to the lowest point of said central. portion from a point adjacent to the outer edges of the rail bases.

4. A Splice bar for rails, having a foot member to contact along its entire length With the tops of the rail bases and a lower member to extend inwardly below the rail bases, the portion of said lower member at the mid-section of the bar being forced downwardly for the greater portion of its width from the general alineinent of the bar to form a deep reinforcement, said reinforcement lying entirely on one side of a vertical longitudinal plane through the middle of the rail webs and slanting inwardly at an angle to the horizontal from a point adjacent to the outer edges of the rail bases.

5. A splice bar for rails having a inember extending inwardly below the rail baseo the portion of said member at the lnidsec' tion of the bar forming the deepest portion of the bar, and the end portions of said member forming seats contacting with the under faces of the rail bases, said deepesty portion lying entirely on one side of a vertical longitudinal plane through the middle of the rail Webs and slanting inwardly at an angle to the horizontal from a point adjacent to the outer edges of the rail bases.v

6. A splice bar for rails, provided with a member extending under and supporting the rail bases, said member having a portion thereof displaced downwardly to form a deep section which is joined to its horizontal end portions by skirts or gussets, said deep section extending downwardly below any other portion of the bar and lying entirely on one side of a vertical longitudinal plane bisecting the rails and slantin inwardly at an angle to the horizontal rom a point 'adjacent to the outer edges of the rail bases.

7 A rail joint, having a splice bar on each side of the rails, each of said barsvprovided with a member extending under and supporting the rail bases, each of said members having a similar central portion thereof displaced downwardly to form a deep section which is joined to the horizontal end portions by skirts or gusset's, said deep section slanting inwardly at an angle to the horizon tal from a point adjacent to the outer edges of the rail bases and forming the-lowest poution of the bar.

8. A rail joint having a splice bar on each side of the rails, each of said bars provided with a member extendin under the bottom of the rail bases and orming a support therefor, said supporting members each having a central portion which is displaced downwardly to form a deep reinforcing seetion7 the deepest portion of this reinforcing section lying'entirely on one side of the vertical longitudinal plane bisecting the rails, and the outer edge of the reinforcement slanting inwardly at an angle to the horizontal from a point adjacent to the outer`edges of the rail bases.

In testimony whereof, we have hereunto set our hands.

VILLIAM P. THOMSON. SAMUEL G. THOMSON. Witnesses:

M. M. HAMILTON, MoLEoD THOMSON. 

